"The Latin proverb, ***** homini lupus — man is a wolf to man—... is a libel on the wolf, which is a gentle animal with other wolves."

“It, (creativity) requires an inclination to step into the unknown, as well as the ability to persist when there is no end in sight.”

“Well, when I am fifty-three or so I would like to write a novel as good as Persuasion but with a modern setting, of course. For the next thirty years or so I shall be collecting material for it. If anyone asks me what I work at, I shall say, 'Collecting material'. No one can object to that.”

“We need to strengthen such inner values as contentment, patience and tolerance, as well as compassion for others. Keeping in mind that it is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends, compassion is the key to ensuring our own well-being.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

Source : "War As I Knew It". Book by George S. Patton. Chapter "Reflections and Suggestions", 1947.

“You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.”

“What this country needs... what this great land of ours needs is something to happen to it. Something ferocious and tragic, like what happened to Jericho or the cities of the plain - something terrible I mean, son, so that when the people have been through hellfire and the crucible, and have suffered agony enough and grief, they’ll be people again, human beings, not a bunch of smug contented cows rooting at the trough.”

Source : William Styron (1993). “Set this House on Fire”, Vintage

“The innovation point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams.”

“Over, over, there is a soft place in my heart for all that is over, no, for the being over, words have been my only loves, not many.”